CVE-2026-71193

openstack-designate: designate: cross-tenant DNS zone overlap via pool-scoped ownership checks when using AttributeFilter scheduler

Published Aug 12, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 9.6 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In OpenStack Designate before 22.0.1, zone creation checks (_is_subzone, _is_superzone, and the duplicate-zone DB constraint) are scoped to the target pool only. An authenticated user can bypass these checks by scheduling a zone to a different pool via the AttributeFilter scheduler, creating an overlapping zone that conflicts with another tenant's zone. This enables cross-tenant DNS hijack (redirecting traffic to attacker-controlled IPs) and DNS denial of service (NODATA responses). Exploitation requires a multi-pool deployment with AttributeFilter enabled in scheduler_filters, which is a non-default but documented and supported configuration for self-service tiering.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4751-1 designate security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6452-1 designate security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8860-1 OpenStack Designate vulnerability
History
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Title Cross‑Tenant DNS Hijack and Denial of Service via Designate Zone Creation openstack-designate: designate: cross-tenant DNS zone overlap via pool-scoped ownership checks when using AttributeFilter scheduler
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Cross‑Tenant DNS Hijack and Denial of Service via Designate Zone Creation
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In OpenStack Designate before 22.0.1, zone creation checks (_is_subzone, _is_superzone, and the duplicate-zone DB constraint) are scoped to the target pool only. An authenticated user can bypass these checks by scheduling a zone to a different pool via the AttributeFilter scheduler, creating an overlapping zone that conflicts with another tenant's zone. This enables cross-tenant DNS hijack (redirecting traffic to attacker-controlled IPs) and DNS denial of service (NODATA responses). Exploitation requires a multi-pool deployment with AttributeFilter enabled in scheduler_filters, which is a non-default but documented and supported configuration for self-service tiering.
First Time appeared Openstack
Openstack designate
Weaknesses CWE-863
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:openstack:designate:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Openstack
Openstack designate
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 13, 2026, 1:35 PM
Reserved
Aug 5, 2026, 5:09 AM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Aug 12, 2026, 11:17 PM
Modified
Oct 24, 2026, 3:10 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 11, 2026, 3:00 PM